BARBARY LION

Felidae
NAME OF ANIMALDESCRIPTION
BARBARY LIONBarbary lion were described as having very dark and long-haired manes that extended over the shoulder and to the belly.
MEASUREMENTMALEFEMALE
HEAD TO BODY LENGTH8 ft 10 in – 10 ft 2 in (2.7 to 3.1 METERS)6 ft 11 in – 8 ft 10 in
SHOULDER HEIGHT3.5 METERS LENGTH3.5 METERS
HEIGHT (0.9-1.0 METERS)(0.9-1.0 METERS)
TAIL LENGTH
WEIGHT400-650 lbs (181 to 295 kg)270-400 lbs 120 to 181 kg
CHARACTERISTICSDESCRIPTION
RANGEATLAS MOUNTAINS IN NORTH AFRICA
HABITAT MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS MAGHREB SOUTH AFRICA
PRIMARY DIETOBLIGATE CARNIVORES
FOOD HABITATS UNGULATES LIKE HARTEBEEST, GAZELLES, ZEBRAS, WILD BOAR; SMALLER MAMMALS LIKE RODENTS AND RABBITS
CONSERVATION STATUS IN THE WILD: EXTINCT SINCE 1942 IN CAPTIVITY
REASON FOR THE STATUSHABITAT LOSS, HUNTING, DISEASE OUTBREAKS, COMPETITION FOR RESOURCES, CLIMATE CHANGE AND ISOLATION OF POPULATION.
CHARACTERISTICSDESCRIPTION: REPRODUCTION & BEHAVIOR
GESTATION PERIODAROUND 110 DAYS
YOUNG PER BIRTHTHEIR EYES OPENED AFTER SIX DAYS, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO WALK AFTER 12 – 13 DAYS. THE YOUNG ONES USED TO STAY WITH THEIR MOTHER TILL THEY REACH MATURITY AT TWO YEARS.
WEANING6-7 MONTHS
SEXUAL MATURITYMALE LIONS BECOME SEXUALLY MATURE AT AROUND 26 MONTHS OLD BUT DO NOT TYPICALLY BREED UNTIL THEY ARE ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS OLD.
BEHAVIORBARBARY LIONS ARE KNOWN TO FORM PAIRS DURING THE MATING SEASON. MATING BEHAVIOR IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF OTHER LION SUBSPECIES, THE PRIDE’S FEMALES WOULD HELP RAISE THE CUBS, TEACHING THEM NECESSARY SURVIVAL SKILLS. AS THEY GROW OLDER, THE CUBS LEARN TO PARTICIPATE IN HUNTING ACTIVITIES, OBSERVE THE GROUP’S DYNAMICS, AND INTERACT WITH THEIR PRIDE MEMBERS. MALE BARBARY LIONS WOULD LEAVE THEIR NATAL PRIDE AFTER REACHING MATURITY, TYPICALLY BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR YEARS OF AGE, TO ESTABLISH THEIR NEW TERRITORIES AND JOIN OR FORM NEW PRIDES.
MAIN PREADATORHUMANS
LIFESPAN IN THE WILD10-14 YEARS IN THE WILD
LIFESPAN IN CAPTIVITYUP TO 20 YEARS IN CAPTIVITY